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THE STMDABD. WILLIAM T. WOFFORD, {TT THOMAS A. BURKE, CASSYILLE, GEO. THURSDAY MORNING : JULY 12, 1855. FOR GOVERNOR, HERSCHEL V. JOHN^QN, OF BALDWIN. FOR CONGRESS. HON. JOHN H. LUMPKIN, OF FLOYD. FOR SENATOR. HAWKINS F. PRICE, FOR REPRESENTATIVES, ALFRED M. LINN, Z. G. TURNER. Judge Lumpkin’s Appointments. lion. John 11. Lnmpkin, the Democratic Can didate for Congress, in the Fifth Congressional District, will address his fellow-citizens at the following places and days: At Summerville, Chattooga county, on Fri day, 13th July. At Canton, Cherokee county, on Tuesday 17th July. At Jasper, Pickens county, on Thursday, 1 Oth July. ♦ ’ must bide their time.— Several things crowded out this week shall ap pear next. that we furnish the Standard until the first of November, for the very low price of Fifty cents. Circulate the documents. Judge Lumpkin’s Letter. We-invite attention to the straight-forward and manly letter of acceptance, of Judge Lump kin, to be found in another column. It breathos a genuine spirit of devotion to Democracy and the true interests of the country, and is such a letter as ought to make every Democrat in this district proud of his candidate. Let every man in the Fifth district, whatever his former party name, who is opposed to the secret, oath-bound, political society, now seeking to destroy the rights of conscience, come forward and help us in the coming contest. Let us make a common cause against a common enemy. There is no j reason why old Whigs and Democrats should not fight together, against this secret foe, but every reason why they should battle under the same banner. It will require the united efforts of the opponents of this new order to put it down. Let all true patriots then, plant them selves on the Milledgeville platform, and do bat tle for Johnson, Lumkin, Price, Linn and Tur ner, and an easy victory will be ours. The Nominees of the Democrats of Cass. Wc present our readers this week, with the j names of the candidates of Cass, for the next ] Legislature. These gentlemen are all well j known to the voters of our county, and wc feel ! gratified that- they have been selected as our ! standard bearers. We know them to be good and true Democrats, and as private citizens, their influence has always been exerted in favor of good morals. The Democrats of Cass now have men to whom there can he no personal ob jection, and we call upon the party to rally to their support. Let all personal preferences and \ prejudices be forgotten in the support and main- j tenance of principle We have new foes to meet whose organization is most perfect, and the J Issues presented by them, look to a radical j change in the fundamental laws of the land.— , Now is the time for all Democrats to show their faith by tlieir works—let no man be idle. “Eter- ; nal vigilance is the price of liberty.” Suffer ! yourselves not to be gulled into forgetfulness by ! the cry of our enemies that all is well. Watch them ! demand their principles, and scrutinize their acts, for they need only to be known to be | defeated. We call upon all men who have faith and confidence in the Democratic party, to unite ! with cheerfulness in the support of Price, Linn and Turner. That Charge. The secret order, in this countv, is very in dustriously circulating a report to the effect that Governor Johnson has made an arrangement with the Hon, Mark A. Cooper, by which he se- i cures his support. The story is so palpably ab surd and ridiculous, that it scarcely deserves even a passing notice, and we only allude to it for fear that.some unsuspecting persons may be induced to give it credence, unless if is contra- ‘ dieted. For some months past there has been I a misunderstanding between the Governor and Major Cooper, in regard to some overcharges on freights.., Some busy bodies in this region, who, j having no business of their own, take especial delight in attending to other people’s, circulated around that Major Cooper would not support Governor Johnson for re-election, but would, on ; the contrary, “take the suunp against him.”— To put a quietus to these unfounded reports, the friends of the Governor and Major Cooper, had a proper- understanding between the parties, when it was discovered that there was no differ- ! cnce between them, and these gentlemen have ?o announced it. The whole difficulty grew out ; of mis-statements made to the different parties, by their mutual enemies. And mnv these Sir ‘ Oracles, who step about as if they supposed the 1 sun, moon, and stars were working upon light> borrowed from them, and that the proper rota- i tion of the earth depended on tlieir say so, in- I sinuate that there was an arrangement made for [ political purposes. Will any one of them dare 1 to charge Mark A. Cooper with taking a bribe? j Will any man in Cass county dare to make such A clihrge? If so, wc should like to see him. EgTSincc writing the above wc have seen a j letter from Maj. Cooper, confirming what we j have written. He lias simply been placed, by j the present Superintendant, where he was left j by Messrs. Wadley and Yonge. Instead of rc- j ceiviiTg-eight thousand dollars from the road, in ; this settlement, as has been alleged, he has ov- ! erpaid, in .the last eleven months, about six j thousand dollars, Ife has only had an act of j ustice done him now which was promised by the Governor nearly a year ago, and which he thought was arranged at the time. Fourth of July. TWs annual holiday passed oft’quietly in our towu, with a Sunday School celebration in the morning, and in the afternoon, a parade of the Russian Cavalry, under Ocn.Suwmylegoff. The Know Nothing Address. The Know Nothing party of Georgia, which lately assembled at Macon to nominate a candi date for Governor, has issued a flaming address “to the people of Georgia.” We did’nt expect much from this grand council, but really were not prepared for such a weak and puerile effort as this has proved to be. They claim to have all the talent, and all the honesty, all the decen cy, all the patriotism, all the genuine democracy, all the old fashioned whiggery, all the Southe-n rights men and all the Union men, and yet this magnificent array—with nearly two hundred and fifty delegates, representing one hundred and fifty-nine lodges, and after a laborious session of two nights, wo have as a result, this tremendous address, which is almost universally pronounced “weak, vapid, puerile and inconsistent in the extreme, scarcely above a schoolboy’s perform ance.” Truly, the mountain has been in labor ; and the result is a very ridiculous mouse. Veri j ly, our Know Nothing friends arc in a bad way, when they have to resort to such means for suc cess as this miserably written address. It is full from the beginning to end, of stupid incon sistencies nnd palpable mistatements. It is in favor of everything and opposed to everything. It is on all sides and on no side. It is opposed to religious intolerance and in favor of religious proscription. It disclaims all connection with old parties and yet makes an unblushing attack on Democracy. It pretends great love and ven eration for the Constitution and yet recommends a violation of it. It claims to be in favor of the Nebraska-Kansas bill and at the same time makes an open attrek ou that instrument. It is infavor of the Union at all hazards, and yet claims to be tin party for the South. In a word, it is “all things to all men.” The platform is intended to be broad enough to hold everybody, but, unfortunately, it is bonstructcd of such rickety materials and is put up in shell a misera ble manner, that it won’t hold anybody. It will require all the time and attention of its friends and supporters, to keep it from falling to pieces —to prevent its utter ruin before it gets half a load. We propose to give our reasons as briefly as possible for disliking this aide State paper of the Georgia Know Nothings. It sets out with an apology for its secrecy. “ Its working machine ry has been secret,” says the address, “ that its beginning might be inaugurated. It was a con dition of its being, that it should for a season hide its life. Yet its principles have been known, nnd if not heretofore known arc now proclaim ed.” Why pray, was secrecy a “condition of its being?” If less afraid of the light in the beginning than now, was there not some strong reason for the fact. Men are expressly forbidden by our Saviour, in his “Sermon on the Mount,” to hide their lights. “Men do not light a candle and put it under a bushel, but o:i a candle stick,” said he. “Let your light shine before men that they may see your good works.” If they are good works, why should they be hidden ? But, says the address, “ its principles have been known.” What said Mr. Fouclie in answer to Mr. Stephens. “He sets out by admitting that lie knows nothing of them,” and straightway he belabors that gentleman for daring to talk of an order about which lie knows nothing. Ilas’ut it been the usual custom of the party, when at tacked. to declare that the writer or speaker knew nothing of their principles? And yet, says the Macon council,” their principles hasp been known.” r We are told every day that this new party is the true Democratic party—that it includes all the old Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democracy, and that we are the impostors. Cool, isn’t it ? They not only steal our thunder, but positively attempt to rob ns of our name. Thir platform, with one or two miserable additions, is $ copy, in substance, of the Milledgeville Democratic platform, and now they claim to be the true Georgia Democracy—to be the genuine salt of the earth. Let us see what right they have to any such assumption. Os course, if they are ihe true Democracy, they will make no attack j on that party. And yet, what do they say in I I tlieir address ? “ After years of heroic contest, ; | the Whigs are beaten upon all the old issuesbe i tween them nnd the Democratic party. The | Democratic Party, victor upon a thousand fields, reigns supreme.” This, Democratic reader, oc curs in that portion of the address intended to show the necessity for the Know Nothing or | ganizntion. They the true Democracy, and yet ; finding it necessary to got up a party to help out j the Whigs, who “ are beaten on all the old issues between them and the Democratic party ?” Isn’t it likely that the Democratic party would be en gaged in getting’ up another party to beat itself? It claims to be a Union party—Article 3d of the Philadelphia platform declaring “the main tainancc of the Union of these United States,” to be “the paramount political good.” If they arc honest in this why does the part}’ in Georgia I concur in tho Columbus movement, which is | clearly sectional and tending to disunion ? Or why do they publish such senseless twaddle as i tho following? “No sensible man now believes lhat the South can rely upon Northern Whigs or j Democrats for the maintenance of her constitu- ! tional rights. Whilst all this is true of these 1 parties ns susli, tlic great body of the people are true to the Constitution—true to the civilization : and Christianity of the age—true to right, honor and justice. Amid the wild uproar of party conflicts—quieted by party triumph or stupefied by party defeats —their voice-lias not been raised, or if raised, not heard. The patriotism and sound sense of the people have been in abeyance. They now assert their control. The people ask :to be heard. They banner —it is the banner of the Constitution, aiuT the rallying cry iis Amrvivctos shall rule America.” Was there ’ ever such a jumble of sectionalism and nation alism before ? Every man who knows anything, is aware that the Whig party is no longer in -existence. There are hut two parties now in . jjhg country, the Know Nothing party and the Democratic or anti Know Nothing party. The action of the late Philadelphia Convention, ‘when all the Northern members from those where Know JWtliingism had* beejj triumphant, deserted the South, shows as ! l4ainly as possible that Northern Know Noth- j ; ingism is not to be relied on by the South, while I the past history of the country also shows that! our friends at the North are among the National I Democrats—that they have stood by the South ! on n’l occasions and were defeated in the late j elections by Northern Know Nothings because they would not abandon us. If the above ex tract proves anything, therefore, it is simply that Ceorgia Know.-Nothings have no faith in j their Northern brethren, nor have they any love ! for the Union, notwithstanding tlioir loud do | clamations in favor of it, I But is it the true Souther* rights party? Wc j wcro told so, a day or two ago, by an old South | ern rights Democrat, who is, wc sincerely be* j lieve, honest in his adhesion to this new faction. I H,,w f,opf ’ he get over that third article of the Philadelphia platform, which declares that the ! maintenance of the Union “to the paramount (political good?” Or, if ho cun swallow this ! under the pleasing uohision that tho new order | will bo able to suppress “ all tendencies topoliti ! cal divisions, founded c;a ‘geographical dis. criminations or on tho belief that there is a real difference of interests and views’ between the various sections of the Union/’* (aud wo should think the thing next to impossible, with the ac- 1 tion of tho Philadelphia Convention before him) how can he forget Judge Andrews’ letter to Messrs. Hull, Chase and Hulsey, written in 1650, during the exciting Union and Southern rights *See article 5, Philadelphia platform. canvass. For fear so mo of our Southern rights friends may have forgotton what the Know No thing candidate did write nt that time, wc shall make a few extracts from his letter. He con sidered that we had received in the compromise measures, not only all we had nsked for, but ns i much as wc had a right to expect. lie was op- ! posed to a dissolution of the Union under all i circumstances. Hear him : “ But says rampant ‘ chivalry, shall vve always submit to aggression, outrage and inequality ? No. When an act (J aggression shall be committed that shall infringe our rights, I would recommend an appropriate resistance.” And what, in the opinion Os the Southern rights Know Nothing candidate, is ap propriate resistance t Would he, in case of such an infringement, be for resisting, “ns a last re sort to a disruption of every tie which binds Georgia to the Union.” Let him answer for himself: “I consider a dissolution no remedy for, or resistance to anything. If the Wilmot Proviso were passed—l would advise a coloni zation of (lie country by force of arms, as abet ter remedy than a dissolution of the Union.”— How can our old Southern rights friends sup port such a man consistently? How can friend j Christy of the Southern Herald, (Athens) swal- j low him? He, an old Southern rights Whig, j landing to the skies, a Democrat who was op- i posed to a dissolution of the Union, in any event. ! Mr. Cobb was abused and vilified by him in 1850, because he was in favor of dissolution as a last resort, but he now takes to his arms a man who opposed it even as a last resort. “ Oh! consis tency I” FOR TUB CABSVILI.E STANDARD. Democratic Convention. CassviliTe, Ga., July 3, 1853. The delegates appointed by the different jus tices Court districts of Cass county, met to-day in the Court House for the purpose of nomina ting candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives, in our next General Assembly. The Convention was organized by electing Col. R. W. Young, President and appointing Thotnas A. Burke, Secretary. Some of the delegations being short., in con sequence of the inclemency of the weather, it was ou motion of Judge Bogle, Resolved, That the delegates present from each district bo allowed to cast the entire vote of the district. lion. Mark A. Cooper offered the following preamble and resolutions; which ho supported in an able speech: Tho members of the Convention being called on to nominate suitable persons ns candidates to represent the county of Cass in the next General Assembly of the State ot Georgia, deem it an appropriate time to express tlieir views in reference to the policy nnd future management” of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, in connec tion with other matters. Therefore 1. Resolved, That o lr Representatives on this occasion, shall be chosen with reference to their views on the subjects of tho internal policy of the State. 2. Resolved, That they be instructed to use their efforts to pass a law, placing the Western & At lantic Railroad and its management, in the hands of three Commissioners holding their office six years, but going out one every two years—to be chosen in the first instance, by the Legisla ture, and afterwards by the people at large. 3. Resolved, That said Commissioners be em powered and directed to organize the Road and ils officers and operations, according to the best plan to secure a prompt, economical, efficient and thorough working of the same. 4. Resolved, That the rule which makes discrimi nations largely in favor of through freights and against domestic freights, is unreasonable, un wise and unjust; it ought therefore, so far as this Road is concerned to be abolished. 5. Resclced, That we invite the attention of our fellow-citizens throughout the State to a delibe rate and Strict regard to this subject, and what ever else will give thorn strength and unity at home. 6. Resolved, That we invito the citizens of tho counties and especially those of Cherokee Ga., to meet us in Convention, by delegates equal in numbers to their Representatives and Senators in the Legislature, to convene at Dalton, on Wednesday, the loth of August next, Jo ex amine this matter so as to indieato a correct public opinion at Milledgeville. 7. Resolved, That the present is a time which demands this, for two reasons: First, wc appre hend a misdirection of the policy of the W. k A. Railroad, unless the people shall take the subject into consideration; Second,our country is in a state of fusion of all parties, which may result in an abandonment of party fur the de fence of home affairs; it is therefore wise and proper, that wc should look early to our re sources and husband our internal strength. 8. Resolved, That for the security of our rights as a part of the Federal Union, we have no guaranty but the Constitution of the United States, by which our Union is and ought to be preserved—to maintain the latter by the invio lability of the former, is, both duty and patrio tism; but where a wilful majority, in disregard of the Constitution, shall violate our rights un der it—the Union is void and should be so dc- clarcd by every friend of the State; in th ; s event we are willing to move first, or will follow those who may lead. 9. Resolved, That so long ns wc have a Union, it is our duty to send representatives to Con gress who shall aid and sustain those who from East, North, and West, show a patriotic purpose to preserve the Union, by adhering to the Con stitution, nnd these we believe are found in the ranks of the Democratic party, whose principles alone, bind them to a strict construction of, nnd a rigid adherence to tho sacred charter of our liberties; it is therefore not material to our rights whether a freesoil or anti-slavery man is called or appointed by the President, provided be ad ministers fully and faithfully on this rijle; if the Constitution is preserved, tve fear not his private Opinions. ’ * 10. Resolved, That we arc friends to President Pierce and his Administration gall his state pa pers and his icts as a statesman show him to be Upright on. the cardinal points of Democratic fnith. I 11. Resolved, That for the pi’esent, wo think it best to sustain the Democratic organization, confessing however, that wo spe too little ey courngcment to hope from thc'North; they have ijow a majority—lot us sec what they daro do? We will help sustain the friends of our govern ment, by waiting till their opponents shall rip up the charter of oifr liberty; wo will then de clare the Union dissolved, and all unit* at home; until then, wc arc disposed to think that our do mestic strife is tho result of a sincere desire on tho part of all to do for tho best. It was moved and seconded, that thoso rcso. lutious relating to our domestic and railroad policy be taken up—carried and tho resolutions unanimously adopted. At tho suggestion of several friends, Major Cooper then withdrew all the remaining resolu tions, except the 10th, which was adopted, unan imously. Judge Bogle, offered the following: Resolved, That wo now proceed to nominate | candidates for the .Senate and House of Represen tatives, and that it shall require a majority of tho votes cast to nominate. D. M. Hood, Esq., offered the following sub stitute : Resolved, That it fehull require two-thirds of tlw rotos ooot to nominate. Tho substitute was lost and tho original reso- j lotion adopted. . On motion of Judge Hood, it was, Resolved, That this Convention will vote by i districts. | TheConfOntion then proceeded to ballot for ; a candidate for Senator and Col. Hawkins F. j | Price was nominated, unanimously, on the first • hallot%_ a balloting was then had for candidates I for Repbesontatives, which resulted in the nomi- ! nation 0 f Messrs. Alfred M. Linn and Z. G. i Turner, on first ballot. Dr. John W. Lewis was called for nnd 1 addressed ft*, meeting long ana ably in favor of j tho great principles of the Democratic party.— j He was pleased with the nominations just made. | They were good men and sound Democrats, and j lie hoped that all the members of the party in j Cass county were prepared to throw aside per- : sonnl preferences and prejudices, and unite j heartily in their support, for the good of the j country and for tho sake of Democracy. lie ‘ took occasion to correct certain reports which were abroad representing him as being dissntis- i i fied with the nomination for Congress, made at ! J Calhoun on the 12th of June. Such reports had i no foundation in fact. He was perfectly satisfied : with the result of the Calhoun Covcntion, and | would support the nominee heartily and cheer fully. His object was to unite the Democracy, as he believed the safety and welfare of the go vernment depended on the success of that party. He was glad Major Cooper had introduced the resolutions in regard to our railroad policy. He trusted that it was the beginning of a move ment calculated to be of great benefit to tbe State, and it had his hearty support. lie in an able nnd masterly man ner, the principles and practices of tho secret order of Know Nothings—plainly showing that the inevitable tendency of their doctrines was to overthrow the Constitution, and finally de stroy the government. He concluded with a beautiful tribute to the old shin o{ Democracy, and sat down amid thunders of applause. On motion of Hon. Mark A. Cooper, the chair was requested to appoint three delegates from Cass county, to the proposed Convention at Dalton. The chair appointed lion. Mark A. Cooper, Dr. Jno. W. Lewis and Jos. Bogle. On motion of I). M. Hood, Esq., it was Resolved, That Major A. M. Linn and Z. G. Turner, Esq., be declared unanimously nomi nated by this Convention. On motion of the same, a committee of three was appointed to notify Messrs. Price, Linn and Turner of their nomination and request their acceptance. The committee is D. M. Hood, Jos. Bogle and 0. Lynch. The proceedings were ordered to be publish ed in the Cassville Standard, after which the Convention adjourned, sine die. R. M. YOUNG, President. T. A. Buiuce, Secretary. Written for the CasJvillc Standard. The Political Chameleon. “ Two travellers, in friendly chat, Now talked of this and then of that; Discoursed awhile ’mongs* other matter, the chameleon’s form and nature: ‘ A stranger animal,’ craw one, Sure never lived, beneath the sun; How slow its pace, and then its hue, \\ ho ever Saw so fine a blue ?’ ‘ Hold there!’ the other quick replies, *’T is green—l saw it with these eyes;’ ‘ I’ve seen it, sir, as well as you, And must again affirm it blue.’ So high at length the contest rose. From almost came to blows, M lion luckily came by a third, To him the question they refered. And beg'd he’d tell them, if he knew, Wh ether the thing was green or bine. ‘Sirs,’ cried tho third, ‘’tis raven black, 1 have it boro within this sack ; And now at once to case the doubt,’ Replied the itiuq*.’ I'll turn it out.’ He said :*hl full before thoir KuehL-„. . I’rmliriM.l til# boost, iimt To! ‘t was white. Then first the creature found a tongue, ‘ You all are right, you all are wrong ; All three I’Ve been, green, white and blue, And to one color never true.’ ” Now, we’ll repeat a conversation, •To which tip's bears a close relation: Two politicians met to chat, Now talked of this man, then of that; Discoursed jif one whose name I’ll mention, And to him call your strict attention: “A truer democrat,” says one, I never saw beneath the sitn.” “A democrat !” the other cries, “ I’ve had the proof before my eyes, That lie’s a K. N.*‘good and true:’ (But this irust be ’twist me and you.) “ But hold,” the one replies again, “ For if there’s truth ’tween men and men, He is a democrat, I know, • For he himself has told me so.” And thus the contest warmer grew, Each one asserting what he knew : Just then oime walking by a third, To whom the matter they refered - “Sirs,” said the third, “you both are wrong, I’ve known him well and known him long, And to niche this morning owns He’s for Jack 1 Howard and Scab. Jones, A..d now at once to easo the doubt, And prove I'm right, we’ll call him out.” They called. He came, and thus replied > “ My friends, l have been sorely tried; You all are right, yon all are wrong, For to all parties I belong.” His name above I said I’d mention, Now, reader,.give me your attention : ‘T was Doctor Grinder, known to fame Bv being called the ‘Captain Lame,’ Who apes Parisian words and manners, Aqfcl fought heath whig and Union banners, And then with Holscv joins the band, Called Tugaio throughout the land, And in a trice turns democrat, And cries ton!l, “Now look at that, ’T was niceTr done; Hurrah for Grinder! And Nick tale him who is the hinder:” And then he struts, and then lie cries: “ I love a party ‘ hirgo in size.’ ” ’T was said ift even, and lo! at nrorn Tbe Doctor mows a Jenkins horn, But, ere the sound has died away, The Doctor bow is heard to say: “ I blowcd a Jenkins horn, ’tis true, But oh ! the Itong was nothing new, ’T was democratic, ev’ry note, As for a horn ’t want worth a groat— The song 1 found, ’fore one short moon, To be a song without a tunc; A democrat I am, in heart, So I will talilf another start, And prove beyond a single doubt, I’m democratic, out and out, I’ll go for JoJinson and for Pierce, And fight Iheiopposition fierce.” But few briefnnonthx have passed away, And Doctor grinder’s heard to sav : “The Pierce idministratioft’s dead, The Johnson path I will nofatread; Lo! in the rations of the North, Proud vict’ry* banner’s borne aloft, By K. N. hands. I’ll join tfo ir cry, Aud then stick to ’em till 1 die. But hold! wind's that ? ’T is my opinion, That Wise hat carried ‘Old Dominion IluJtzu for Wine ! I’m in for him, Now just look hotr we apples swimP This said, the Doctor turned about, Ami raised a democratic shout, Towards Calhoun he turned his eyes, And sought to win the dnzzling*prize, But lost to hiifi—“ Oh cruel fate,” lie cries, “ the democrats 1 hate; Bo I will taken different route, And help Fouijho nnd Tundin *oui.’ I’ll go into theK. N. meeting, And givo them all a cordial greoting, Present my cUinw and if they take. Then ‘ Dugau’i in’ mid no mistake.” And now. dear Doctor; furo-you-woll, And may you life the talo to toll, That whotie’ef-n party came along, You always joined it! right or wrong, At every office*took a chance, At every time essayed a dance, Your friends deserted, than betrayed. How well your, Judas game you’ve played. , Now, reader, wdd ask you ij you knew Whether the thing is green or blue. Rome, On. 4 FILE. P. S. We may, ore long, direct our attention ! t:i a certain gentleman who delights in foreign I 1 accent and pronunciation, but devests Ibrcigners, . To be more explicit, we will <J*II him Simpson, j the l*©doffogue, i Judge Lumpkin’s Letter. Calhoun, Ga., June 13, 1855. llon. John 11. Lumpkin.— Dear Sir : At a Convention of the Demo cratic party of the Fifth Congressional Dis- ! : trict, convened yesterday in this place, you were unanimously nominated as the candi date of that parfy for Congress, at tho en- ; suing election in October next; a*d the un dersigned were appointed a committee to an nounce to you the gratifying result and rc- ! ! quest your acceptance. In the performance ! of this duty, permit us to indulge the hope, ; that you will comply with the unanimous I wish of the Convention, and, os we believe, j ‘of the entire Democracy of the District.— j I Wo have an abiding faith in your ability | to bear the Democratic banner triumphant- | ly in the coming contest, exciting as it pro- j j mises to be ; and with l’enewed assurances l of the pleasure it affords us to perform this \ duty, and of an. earnest hope that you will ■ consent to he the candidate of the party, we remain. Your Fellow-citizens, • 11. F. Price, ‘j Wesley Shropshire, | 11. M. Young, Com. B. F. Chastain, Wm, A. Fort, Rome, 27th June, 1855. * Gentlemen.— l am in the receipt of! your letter of the 13th instant, advising me ! that the Covention of the Democratic party j of the fifth Congressional District, had unan- ! imously nominated me as tlieir candidate for Congress at the ensuing election, and ur- j ging iny acceptance of the same. The circum- j stances which influenced the Convention to j use my name, and the unanimity which it se- i cured to tlieir action finally, indicate so i clearly the wishes of the people who were J represented in that Convention, that I do not i feel myself at liberty to oppose any person- ! al and private views and interests to this ; public requisition. It has been my good fortune to represent the people of this Dis trict in Congress, for tho term of six years, heretofore, and it has been the source of my greatest happiness at all times s : nce, to feel and know that I enjoyed, in full and over- j flowing measure, tlieir generous confidence \ and cordial support. The honor conferred I on me so freely when young and inexperienc- j ed imposes the obligation on mo now, to dis- j regard any and all sacrifices of a personal ! and private character, to comply with their wishes. 1 have carefully examined the resolutions adopted by the Democratic Convention, late ly assembled at Milledgeville, and I yield them my cordial approval. lam well satis fied that they furnish the only true basis of a union of all at the south, inasmuch as they will be placed on a line of co operation and party association with the friends of our institutions in the Northern section of the Union. The Whig party have been disband ed, because the Northern division had be come abolitionized, and no person at the South could, consistently with his consti tutional rights, continue his party associa tion with them. The question of slavery has become one of paramount importance, - and that man who neglects the means of j ascertaining who are most worthy %nd relia- ! ble, does not fulfil tho duties that he owes ; to the interest of his State—as a member of J the Union. The enemies of Southern insti- j Mmi . . 1 r.e „ ;i n-i ... Nortlrcrn Whigs, and Abolitionists, combin- j ed secretly in ssh oath bound political or- 1 ganization. commonly called Know Nothings, (but claimed to be the native American par ty,) and openly tondered to the Northern Democracy these great issues—opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Territorial bill,’ oppo sition to the repeal of the Missouri Compro mise line, opposition to the admission of any other slaveholding State into t¥i% Union, and oppsition to the execution of the fugitive ; slave law pased by Congress. The issue so ! openly tendered by the American party at the North was boldly accepted by the North ern Democracy, a majority of whose repre sentatives had aided in consummating these measures. Iu that contest they were purg ed and purified of all freesoil and abolition affiliation, but the combination proved too powerful, and-thy have been temporarily j overthown in nearly all of the non slavehol- I ding States of the Union Yet, these Kan- ! sas Nebraska Democrats are still able to ! send twenty one Democratic Representative I to the next Congress, who will unite cordial ly with all true Southern men in support of our Constitutional rights. Though they have been defeated, they aro not conquered, but are now sounding the notes of prepara tion in all the free States for tho inevitable i conflict which awaits them. Will any South- ! ern man refuse to encourage this noble baud of patriots, who have armed themselves to do battle in our cause. They have no di- ! rect personal interest iu this question, and have bad none from tho commencement of this abolition excitement, but yet they have, at all times, patriotically thrown themselves into the broach, and told our enemies and aggessors, that if they destroyed the rights of the South secured by the Constitution, it would be only after they themselves became the victims of their fanatical rage and over- j whelming power. Is tliero any other por tion of tho Northern people from whom wo can'hope for succor and support in any con test ou this question? Tho failure of the two sections of the American party, to agree in National Council, on a national party creed, is sufficient to satisfy tha most confi- , ding partizan, that, in the Northern division ; of that organization, thero never was enough j of attachment to the Constitutional rights of the South, to givo them the ascendency in a single Congressional District at tho North, j 1 would ask, in all sincerity and candor, j whero else can you look for co-operution to j protect your rights but in tho rauks bf the j Northern Democracy ? And is it not re- , markable that Southern men will still re- j fuso to co*oporato with thf only party that j can be found at tho North, who have shown themselves worthy of their respeot and con- , fidenco. I will not permit myself to believe that patriotic Southern will longer j oppose a union with tho sound and reliahlo Democrats of tho non-slavoholding States ot tho Union from partizan bias and prejudice j against ft name. The Whig party has been disbanded, and the issues that divided tho ) two great national parties in former times, have boon settled upon terms advantageous to both. Anew party is being organized to take the place of the ouoo powerful Whig [party, with no Northern alliance, and with ’no prospect of any aid beyond tho limits of i tho South. How oau such a party, if sue- ‘ successful in every Southern State, obtain for us our Constitutional rights in the Union? Cnss, Dougins, Richardson, Bright and oth |er Democrats at the North, have for ten I years battled for our constitutional rights. If, however, the foul spirit of abolition fa- j j naticism should so weaken their power and j influence, that with their hearty co-opera- j tion wo should fail to maintain our Consti tutional rights in the Union, I shall stand j ready with an unalterable determination to maintain in its letter and spirit the fourth ! resolution of the people of Georgia, adopted in solemn Convention iu 1850. In conclusion, gentleman, you will permit jme through you to tender to the convention | i my acknowledgement fur the honor confer- ! | red, and for yourselves you will accept my ; thanks for the very kind and complimenta ry terms you htMeused in making known to ; me the action offffe convention. 1 ain very respectfully, * Your obedient servant, JOHN 11. LUMPKIN, i Messrs. 11. F. Price, W. Shropshire, R. M. Young, B. F Chastain, and Wm A. Fort, j From the Trenton Independent Journal. The Constitution and Bye-Laws of the OWcjiwiS of Swcohiifes. ALIAS THE TENNESSEE PLATFORM. | BY SAM. Whereas, It is the cardinal doetrine of I our creed, that offices were created for the j benefit of the incumbent, and in the natural I course of human events some get them ami j ’ some don’t; and believing as wo do that i some ought to have them and some ough’ntt i and that our vigilcnce, and exertions to oh- j I tain them should be in proportion to tlieir ; I salaries, therefore, i ltcsolved n That we esteem it in highest | duty of American citizens to <*provide them- ! i selves individually with a bag of sand, the 1 sire to be in proportion to the office they . ; want, for the purpose of throwing dust into the eyes of the people, as this is the most effectual way to draw their attention from j our designs. Resolved, farther, That while no obsta- | clc should be interposed to the immigration iof honest industrious foreigoers, • yet we | will require every clod-hopper of them to i land at the port of New York, and repair | without delay to the office of Fowler & Wells, i tho distinguished phrenologists, and there ! have their heads thoroughly examined, and all those who have not the organ of gulli- j bility fuhy developed, shall be returned i immediately to tlieir native land at the ex pense of the United States, provided howev er, that an oath to vote at all times as we i may dictate, shall entitle thorn to remain j Resolved, farther , .< That tho suffrages of j the American people for political offices,’ should not be given according to qualifica tions, but according to advancement in our order, and according to expertness ih throw ing dust. Resolved, further, <i That no foreigner ought to be allowed to exercise the elective | franejiisc” till some member of our older ‘ has given bond and security that it shall always bo exercise for our advantage, and j Do has sworn in no instance to vote against ! us. j Resolved, fartlper, .. That we will main i tain the vested rights of” ourselves alone, j so far as office is concerned, j Resolved, farther, u That tho intelligence j ! and virtue of (he people’ are a humbug,: j hung, but not quite dead,’ is entitled to our ! everlastiug gratitudo fur having discovered : this fact. Resolved, farther, t That the Bible in j the hands of every citizen” if read would effectually destroy our order, and we there fore advise him to keep it always shut. Resolved, farther, if That we acknowlege the right of all men to worship God iu ac cordance to the dictates’’of our order; that j we will interfere in no wise with private judgement’ wheu it is in our favor.” Resolved, farther, •< That wc will main tain and defend” this constitution as it stands,’ the order as it exists; and the right of humbugery without diminution.’ Resolved, farther, That we recognize no law higher than” that of self promotion, : • and that the assumption of a right by any’ \ I who is not a member of this order, is at warS j with our peculiar institution, and ono which iis not to bo allowed under any circum- ’ j stances. I Resolved, farther, < That wo will ignore the agitation of all questions” that would in any way tend to expose and explode our humbuggery. Resolved, farther, That wo will sup port those who maintain our doctrines” pro ! vided we don’t want the office ourselves, i I << and that wc will use our utmost endeavors : to build up i the order of Buncomites, | whose maxim shall be God help the hind | MOST. From the Romo Southerner. Dr. Lewis. Tho following letter breathes the spirit of j one who has inagnamiuity and patriotism enough to forget self in the triumph of an- ( other and the success of the Democratic par ity. We are sorry to know that there are | few men in the fifth District who would act Ais nobly as the writer has done. Carteesvii.le, 18tli June, 1855. Dear Sir :— I have just heard the result of the Convention at Calhoun yesterday. I am gratified at the expression of confidence manifested there by my friends towards me. lAs an individual lam defeated—as a dem j ocrat I am not, nor is the Democratic party, nor will they be, if true to their principles. 1 I trust you will accept thp nomination I j I pledge myself uot only to sustain you, but, ; to do it cheerfully, Very respectfully your obedient servant. JNO. W. LEWIS. lion. J. H. Lumpkin. Death of Dr. Terrill. Dr. William Terrill expired at his resi dence in Sparta, Hancock county, on tho morning of tho 4th inst. Dr. T. was, wo be- j licvo, a native of Wilkes county, and rouiov ;od to llaucook iu early youth. For many ! years he represented thatoounty, with fidel | ity and distinguished ability iu the Legisla ture, and subsequently in tiis Federal Con- S gross. It is but reeeutly that he testified | his singular devotion to a noble soience by a munificent endowment of the Professorship ’ of Agriculture in the University of Georgia, 1 now “occupied by Professor Loo. A highly polished gentleman of largo intellectual ac- | j quiremeuta and unspotted moral oharactor, ! his memory will bo cherished by every true ( j Georgian with love and affection. From the Hartford (Conn.) Times ‘ An Exposition of the Principles ami Power of the Know-Nothin % Order/- Connecticut, Founded on the Actual/’ periente of Council No. 47, Located * j Lyme. ln UNANIMOUS ACTION IN COUNCIL ! Whereas the State council of know-noth j ings at its recent session in Norwich, in th e i grossest violation of its constitution and , laws, by which it professes to be governed , and contrary to every decision founded upon i evidence nnd justice, did revoke the charter i of Ibis council on the representation of tI IQ : presidents of two other councils in this town ! —Nos. 105 and 1(8; that a majority 0 f i ts : members voted at the spring election in ac cordance with the dictates of their own con sciences, without fear or favor of any ffi an - Therefore, ’ j Reaosved, That we can regard the action jof the State council, iu thus revoking our ! charter without even notifying us of such i n | tentiou, in no other light than that of a base and tyrannical usurpation of power, oppreg j sive alike to us and every subordinate coun- I cil in the State. R> solved. That this action has fully open i ed our eyes to the manifest determination of I the order to crush out both freedom of speech i and action on the part of its members; to* utterly disregard its assurances nnd obliga j lions, professedly made in good faith, when | everit shall best suit its secret, dark, ami ; unhallowed purposes ; and henceforth to re gard no other law than that of passionato j impulse and arbitrary proscription, which i has ever been the last resort of those powers | only that have attempted to shield the most ! gigantic wrongs under the dangerous pica of necessity and absolute authority, i Resolved, Tlutf, in oui'opinion, the time has arrived for the alarm to be sounded in. , the ears of the people of Connecticut, and to inform them of the existence of a secret or der in their midst which is striking a blow in ! the dark against our institutions of civil and j religious liberty, and which, if suffered to go I on, will soon destroy all we prize most dear in religion, politics, and morals. Resolved, That wc feel that we should prove false to our obligations to God and our country if we were to keep silent at such tune as this, and that we hereby set forth to the people the following exposition of the or der, and the objection? which arise in our i minds to the principles of its organization ; and action. On our admission to this order we had giv en to us the solemn pledge and assurance j that no obligations would be imposed upon i us which would conflict with those we had ; already taken, ami owed to God, our coun try, and our families. Fur the sole reason that we acted as w were bound to do uudor the constitution of the State, and that we honestly complied with our sacred obliga tions as electors, we were ejected from the order, anathematized as unworthy of re | *pect, undeserving of any confidence or trust ! in any businesa transaction, and as deserv ing only the scorn and reproach of all good men We were subjected to tiie most feai ft:l denunciations because we would not surrtn der up to this most accursed of all despo tisms our freedom of citizenship, and degrade : ourselves down to the ignominious servitude j of we.-irinjr a ffiaMitf s collar. 4n view of-sugn things, what honest mru* : would contMrijfehut any w'n’iv.e. j.. ZZ-Z- -v. vm-c m t no least rbinding or entitled to a moment's respect? i Who- would not go rather one step further. ! am! say that man is guilty of perjury i highest degree who would act with the order 1 against his own honest convictions ? We believe if the parent for such a cause disowns the offspring, the obligation to keep • the secret of such a parent is forever ab solved, and tbe light of day should be per mitted to penetrate into the dark recesses of i this institution, so worthless, and at the sauie time so dangerous and destructive to the genrus of American institutions. It is arrayed in warfare against the whole ma chinery of a republican government. It has enticed the people from their homes in the still hours of darkness, and at itsnu merous places of meeting bound them to its 1 foul aud fearful purposes by administering most oaths, with one hand resting !on the Bible; -and the other raised toward j Heaven, to yield themselves unreservedly to | the control of this secret power, and even to -1 deny to their families and the world that they hold connecion with the order. No per son is permitted to hoid an opinion which has not the sanction of self-constituted mouth pieces of the party. Within this tem ple of superstition Sir Oracle reigns su ! preme. The devotee who worship at its shrine is completely unmanned, lie no lon ger feels nor acts his former self. In secret he steals away like a comspirator to the place where the most inveterate hatred is engendered against the descendants and countrymon of those brave men whose heroic valor assisted in achieving the liberties which* we now enjoy. In the same manner, and often at the hour of midnight, he gropes bis way back to his family again to repeat the hnndred-times-told lie of no connexion with this order. So much falsehood in’ the fami ly circle, where the utmost confidence, truth ! , | uaa <*'o - tendency to produce suspicion and mis trust on the part of wives and mothers to wards their husbands nud sens; hence w® find in every town where a council exists the female portion of the community are speak ing out boldly tlvoir moral indignation a* gainst an order whoso iutluenco is so mani festly baneful upon all who* are connects with it, whether nearly or remotely. / lie who does not here behold the sure work ings of demoralization aud ruin must iudeo'- be a poor moralist. But all these aro evils of small magnitm o and consideration when compared with some otlior gigantic wrongs with which it labors to curse our land. The scattering of a few pieces of red paper of a peculiar shape ob liges ever ** brother*’ to arm himself wit bowie knife and revolver or othrr deft / weapons, and follow the back of their left‘ flr even to the shedding of blood. The Cincinnftt ti, Louisville, St. Louis, and other fearful an bloody know nothing riots, aro but the imate workings of the order, and but thebe ginning of such scenes as were enacted on the soil of France under red republican ml®- Thoso who control and manage the affairs of this corrupt concern aro in it for the spoil® of offices! aud no means, however despor ; ate, are left untried to compuss this end. The order is engaged in ft crusade again , religion, it revives the old spirit of 1 tion for opinion’s sake, and of course raUit*^